West African neighbours Senegal and Mali have much in common. As well as sharing the same national fifa 18 coins ('One People, One Goal, One Faith'), their tricolour flags share the same green, yellow and red bands, while both countries declared independence on the very same day: 21 May 1960.

The two nations’ adventures at the buy fifa 18 coins U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015 have also mirrored each other. Playing similar brands of easy-on-the-eye football, they each defied all expectations to reach the last four of the competition, and will face off in Auckland on Saturday with the selfsame objective: to take third place on the podium.

Contemplating the play-off for third place, Senegal coach Joseph Koto said: “We went into this competition with one goal in mind: to reach the final. God has decided it was not to be. We are left with one final match to play, one that is very important in our eyes, and we will be doing our utmost to beat our brothers.”Sounding a similar note was his opposite number Fanyeri Diarra: “We have put in a fantastic performance and the adventure is not over yet. There is still a bronze medal to play for and I think it’s wonderful that two African countries are contesting it.”

Saturday’s match will not be the first occasion that these two former international defenders have come face to face on a football pitch. They were frequent opponents in the 1980s, when Les Aigles and the Lions of Teranga contested bragging rights in West Africa, and since moving into coaching they have pitted their wits against each other on several occasions, most recently in the semi-finals of the CAF U-20 African Championships in March, where Koto’s Senegal emerged victorious.

“We’ve known each other for a very long time and our friendship extends beyond the field of play,” explained Diarra, while Koto added: “Our paths have been crossing for many years now. We’ve become friends and I can only congratulate Fanyeri on his work with Mali. He’s done an exemplary job, as he’s shown by reaching the semis at this World Cup.

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